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JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Work Out Answer Before Peeking

By OSWALD JACOBY

How should you play today's

land at a contract of 6ix spades against a heart opening lead? Decide on your own line of play before reading on.

When the hand was actually played, South won the first irick In his own hand with the king of hearts and then lold down the ace of spades. This was a fatul error.

South could count on winning only five tricks in the side suits. He therefore needed a total of seven trump tricks in order make his contract,

to

Sodh must ruff twice in the dummy in order to win seven

but trump tricks,

be connot

niford

honour.

to ruft With dummy's

on manfully

South struggled for a long me, but he eventual. ly lost a club trick and a trump triek. His enceless beginning had defeated bin.

at

It is egy enough to provide for seven trump tricks If you simply analyse the band before you play from the dummy the first trick. Having seen what you need, you win the first trick with dummy's ace of hearts.

As your next step. you lead the queen of spades, discover- ing the bad news. Now you cash the king and ace of diamonds, after which you ruff a diamond

WEST

10 974 ❤3 104 +1005

KB8

NORTH AQJIB ❤ATU2

KJ 4J02

10

EAST

None Q088

• Q972 Q107 04

SOUTH (D)

AAK132

K3

♦ AB43

MAD

North-South vul.

South West North East

14

Para

34

4 N.T. Pan

IN.T. Puss

Pass Pan

Opening lead—❤ J

Pass

and

PRES

Pass

god

EDİTONE PRKED SENTICE, INGRURYA YORK?

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1954.

"Walter's perfectly wonderful around the house, When anything needs fixing he calls a repair?' man

́immediately.”

CROSSWORD

Across

1. Describàn a fólding obair --

4. And a folding bed. (4).

7. The king of CAD SG, WHAP' in 6

crowd ↑ (8))REERSTON

8. Moving day mapa, takring', np

but some of those. (8) 2

11. Not the best kind of place, to

bly put your money, (3, 4)

«18, American for bank roll. (8)

15. Çiyli servant, geta' involved with

the scan, (6)

17. We'd get the stunt to write witİ)

insidios (0)

19), Blaam, for instanos. (8) ·*.

21. Just the place to make a big

A

23.-A ten returne. (8)

13. T

The Erie (anas.). (7)

24. Nothing like sa saswer. (3)

20, Belect materia) for £bin, from a

digression, (B)-

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA 27 theme backwards..

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6

BORN today, you are one of those

vibrant, emotional and dramatic individuals who goes blazing through life with s

• great deel of verve and Bometimes your direction energy. may be a little vague, but you see always enthusiastic and excited about something. The bext day, you may be just an excited about something entirely different-but at least you are seldom bored with life.

However, if you are to reach dia- unguished heights of accompilahment --which you can easily do with youe natural florets in you will need 10 Delect BOTTO una objective and concentrate an ti veryýer Lously. Once you have put all at your bubbling energies into doing ne thing you will probably reap fame and fortune. Bui, mentter your interests over too wide a field

and you will always be charming, entertaining--but never outstanding!

You must not permit yourself to be forced into work which you do not enjoy. You would probably be able to do it. You can do prac cally anything you have for But you wilf hate it and you will never boy come a real miccem. The arts and the stage or professions-expecially

screen wul no doubt appeal to you. Learn to follow your inhuÉRA CHILE and you will do all right. Disregard you'll make mistakest then and

Your mariage shunski bo' AD X- qeptionally happy me.

Among thone Burn on this date are: Eigene O'Neill, playwright; Helen Willa Moody, tennis champion; Jenny Lind, singer: Carol Lombard and Japet Gaynor, Alm stars.

To find what the maty have in store for you tomorrow, pelect your birthday iter and read the COTTES- pending paragraph. Let your birth- day ar be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7

LIBILA (Bept. 24-Oct 21 Your ambitione may soar far ahead of what you seem to be able to do,

Cultivate patience right now.

Stand

SCORPIO tock 24-Now, 22)- Don't let anyone threaten your in- dependenca of action today." up for your own rixhita.

BAGITTARIUS (No.... Z-Dec. 22)— If you are faithful to your ideal and how close to the line without deviat- mg. tall with go satisfactorily.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Keep a weather eye out fʊṛ upsets and you may be able to avoid them entirely. Look before you leap!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- This is one of your best dayb this mouth. Accomplish something of importanco

future, al to your hortie.

PRICES

(Feb. 20-Mar. 20)-- There is a swing back to opposillon. You will need to be firm in pursuing your majur objectivem

ARIES (Mar,

20) 21-Apr. Another one of those days when you need to watch your step, bus taltikul loyally to an ideal will pay atte

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 213- The month seems to son-saw giddity between alternating good and had days. This is one of the latter, so be careful

more

cause someone

21)

GEMINI (May zz-June Your normal duties will loom a litle

difficult than

bui persevere and opposition vanishes.

CANCER

zoduly, 29)— (Juho Don't postpotie your plans just be

aloes an objection! Side-alep it, diplomatically; gót what you wil

LEO (July *A-ARE- Your Independence may appear to be more of o hazard then a help, right now, but don't give it up or you'll regret it later on

VIRGO (AUK. 24-Nept 23 Stick to your objective, despite out- side intervention, You know what

you want; go after 11.

BY • THE • WAY

by Beachcomber

Y puper tella me

that

رق

the rod, wade in, and bring it to

come

my

(4)

DWD

1. Can it be said" of someone who

Le tija, that Bow light-headed (p. 6)

2. Turcs parts of the mana seème

to be fowl. (H)

9. Practical flöker among the fab ).

(3)

4. These eccentrics would msxg a job of running;■ china aliop." (5, 4)

6. The ass is 0,5, tot me. (4) - 6. Every anhoolboy learn about

this triangio. (0)

“9.; Che-nrth taken away from the

ounce. (4)

10. A man may decide to buy a

motor-cycle after this, (4, 4). 1. The sins of these mako "lively-

looking slippers. (7)

14. Dresd.

Yesterday's princion

10. Don't

forget this charac ter. 10) 18. He used to have s

CAD. (8) 20. Lady of regrets. (4)

take. 131

DUMB-BELLS

TEN.

› WHAT A

STRANGE

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FOR

SHIP

OHIO

BCATE

WOMANSENSE

Afternoon Glamour

Couture Group, N, F. Brass Institute

By ALICE ALDEN

What is a woman's best age? För elegance, poise and beauty

I VOTE FOR

THE

ROARING FORTIES

By EILEEN ASCROFT

has emerged from aho

WHAT is the best age in introverted shell of youth, the 10 war even if she has passed

women over 40,-

The richest

..

her interest in outside things wise and witty little book. the roaring, and people questionably

is reflected in her Stop worrying, take stock of fascinating forties. Ever eyes and conversation.

yourself, thôn set out to enjoy since I was a little girl I'vo Authoress Barbara Cartland, life, that is its motto. And it wanted to be 40. Most of The Fascinating Forties, heads not mom the passing of romance.

herself Just

50, in

her book, shows that growing older roed the beautiful, interesting or her list of the best-dressed intriguing women I have women in Great Britain with met are in this group.

A woman of 40 may lose her First the names the Duchess dewdrop skin, or the comblond of Argyll for grace and elegance, It is true that marrškite beporner of her hair, or even the innocent next the Duchess of Sutherland more companionable, and leas expression of her blue eyes. But, for original dressing to suit her romantic as the years go byst oh, how many consolations there petite and pretty appearance and But I believe that only stupid are for tr

women Waste

their time be personiliy

I do not. agree with wailing the days of SHE ACQUIRES FOISE. This this choice. I

moonlit would rather kisses and bunches of violete. is not a quality that she is born

nominate

ate the Duchess of Kent, Wives," said Francis Bacon, with. It comes through years Lady Kenneth

Clark and Mrs are young man's mistressES But at of painful cultivation,

companions for middle age, and triumphant last she is the mis- Peter Thorneycroft

But I do think that any woman old men's nurses.” ( SATIN Is back in all Its treas of every situation. gleaming beauty and it is a She is not afraid of meeting approaching the magic year of shining muccess in every collec new people or doing new things, not shy of failure or tion, in dresses, in multe, in She is

• By Barbara Cartland, (Her, richest, the happicat conti and used as a contrast frightened by problems. Blush-

best. trim with dull textured fabrics, ing, giggling, being tongue-tied bert Jenkins, 10/0). Samuel Winston does an after- and awkward all this belongs noom dress very much in the to her youth. new reason picture. It's of bottle green French chiffon satin and the designer has handled the fabric simply to let it whisper for itself. The deep narrow rockline, the high-rise band, the graceful skirt make for one of those drexce that sees considerable service for quite a time,

No terrors

SHE BECOMES BEAUTIFUL. midrift Few women under the age of gathered 30 ever manage to be beautiful.

Household Hints

Um of homogenised milk in making white sauce, creamed vegetables, or cornstarch pud dings produces creamier results, Milk should be fresh to prevent its curdling.

of

7

How right he was, 'But he might have added that of the three ages, the middle one is the and the

A CAKE TO PLEASE

THE CHILDREN.

Young girls are cute, pretty, | THERE - were some deliciouă. Cream, together butter and

or full of sex appeal. But only looking cakes on show in sugar, boot In `eggs, separately the woman of more mature years the German kitchen at the Food until, creamy and frothy. Add really understande benuty.

Fair, and one, the Frankfurter flour, baking powder, lemon peel, She has learned through years Kranz (the Frankfort Wreath),

and mait. Put mixture into experience what is good in particularly attracted me. greased wreath cake mould. Bake fashion and what should be

for about an hour in a moderate rojected.

It looked the sort of cake the oven. children would love anal that sili Remove from oven and allow one's friends would admire. to', bool Split lengthwie, fill

You will need

Spread A

specin

wreath tin; 3ozs, surface, sprinkle with toasted butter

(or margarine); Sozs. almonds.

She has to work to keep her skin Eesh and lovely, and she has schooled herself to modera tion in order to keep her figure and her health,

in cream,

cream - on

the

The once-trogic' first grey hair sugar; three

To make the cream blend eggs; grated 'pcel holds no terrors for her today. of one lemon; oz. plain Bour; cornflour with the milk, stir and She has been waiting for a loz. cornflour; two teaspoons boil until t thickens. Bimmer,

stirring

all the time for about: One way to prevent ants from chance to change har hairstyle baking powder; salt, getting in kitchen cabinets anyhow, and makes no fuss

Add egg yolks, For the alling Three tea- five minutes. wrap narrow strips of ny paper about it.

spoons cornflour, pint milk; sugar and flavouring. Cook around the legs with the sticky

beat for a few BIE IS MORE INTEREST- two cgg yolks; 1oz. caster sugar; a moderate side out.

ING.

She knows what to say teaspoon vanilla essence; Sozs. minutes, stirring. Allow to cool. and how to say it. She has butter.

Stir in butter gradually until, it studiet

...-human................boings.- and 1977

You can tell when a custard

knows how to please, soothe, or For sprinkling 3oza, chopped ple is done by Insurting a silver excite her audience.

almonds toasted in, sugar and fat.

knife at the edge of the ple. If

the knife comes out clean, take

the ple from the oven even

though the centre may be

趄

Jittle soft. Over-cooking often 'causes the filling to curdle.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

with

low My Pete Dghtrope walk- shore. of one

dummy's trumps. You return to your hand by way of the king

ofing is 24 hours and two minutes.

hearts

If I were as fond of being up and

last lead your

there as all that I would have a diamond towards the dummy.

perfectly poised hut

bullt un I West discards, you can the rope and live in it. ruff with

Occasionally dummy's remaining

I would amali trump. It is then easy

out for a walk, twirling

In the cash the Jack of spades and get Japanese sunshade. to your hand with the are of evenings I would stand on the rope and play my cornet, to clubs in order to draw the rest

If West trumps keep

up my balancing of the trumps.

10 the fourth diamond, you

scratch. can overrul in dummy and druw trumps with even greater ease. Either way. West cannot defeat the slam contract.

A man who lived at Southend taught a place to walk the tightrope. The fish became so clever at it that it forgot how to mwim. One day it fell off the

rope into a bucket of water and ♥*CARD Sense was drowned. Or so I have been

Q-With both sides vulner- able the bidding has been:

North East South

West

1 Dmd, Double Redbl. Pagy Pass

1 Heart

?

told,

A Ride With King Nep

-Three Tadpole-Porpoises Pulled a Leaf-Boat-

By MAX TRELL

;

He whistled three times. Each time he whistled a tadpole stuck Its head out of the water and sold: "Me?"

DOWN at the edge of the brook, where it flowed past the willow tree, lived little King

When the three tadpoles Mimsie's impulsive suitor

Nep. Long, long ago, long be gathered together, King Nep fore anybody can remember, waved his hand over them and FAVIDENTLY C, Suct,

Ed King Nep used to be King Nep (you won't believe this!) they has not forgotten Mimsic tune,

turned the Ruler of the Seven instantly Yesterday she re-Seas.

Into Liny Slopcorner.

porpoises. ceived this letter:

Knarf and Hanid

the

If you could manage to shadow - children with the more remarkable thing. He took meet me tomOTTOID at 6.30 at turned-about names, liked the Almanza Snackery

went down to, see him

in

Then, King Nep did an even little the leaf that he had been fan- You, South, hold: Spades K-5, Cleft Street, thought we might King Nop very much. They ning himself with and placed i Heart 8, Diamonds K-Q-J-7-3, have a sandwich and a cup of the willow tree.

under on top of the water. Then ho Claba A-J-9-8-2. What do you coffee before going on to

of the Schedule Circle,

do?

Mra Relf is, to open informal discussion

Modern on

*

A Joyful Greeting A-Bid four diamonds, Siner

King Nep was sitting on your distribution is very nobal-107 anced, you are not interested in Schedulisation. There should be mosSY rock fanning himselt game at no-trump. North will some rather lively exchanges, as with a leaf, for it was quite a Burely go on to game or alam, it is a subject upon which the warm day. On seelog Knarf depending on the strength of embers feel very strongly, and and Hapid, he greeted them

one can always rely on an out- with joy bla hand.

spoken comment or two from "Come and sit down," he Mr Armitage of the Depart urged. "It's nice and cool here. ment of Co-ordination ̈Åa a I was thinking of taking a boat Tho bidding is the same as inquest, you would not have the ride. Would you care to

take the question just answered, privilege of contributing to the a boat ride?". You, South, hold: Spades K-8-3, discussion, but I think you would

TODAY'S QUESTION

fanning himself.

took a tiny golden chain, framn: King Nẹp was sitting on a rock, his pocket, tled one end of the chain to the front of the leaf b and wound the rest of the chain a sort of harness around the three tiny porpoises

in a

that King Nep told them how he had. come to think of the boat ride, hytt

"Here's our boat," said King,

- Ha Rode on A Shell Nep. "Stop aboard, please!"

As Knart and Hanid, stepped "Years ago," he said, "hun- aboard the leaf, they each be dreds and hundreds of years care as small as a match, which, ago, I used to ride about the of course, was the size that ocean, standing in a great sheil King Nep was to begin with, and driving a team of porpoises, It was a beautiful boat ride not tadpole-porpoises but big, Up- and down the brook they real

"Hearts none, Diamonds K-Q-J- find the evening not unreward Knart and, Hanid sat down went, with the porpoises loan banks Butoan.days

7-3, Clubs K-Q-8-8-2, What do

you do?

ing, dy

Among the new books

Answer Tomorrow

are over.

those

30

ing and dancing, as they pulled porpoise weren't for

Up

next to King Nep

"A boat rida?””. ald

Kuart. the leaf-boat

The

swirled were. they? And that? "Sure we'd like to ti

take a boat around rocks and jumped over and down the brook wasn't so TT is nos generally known that, ride.":

rapids. The minnows in the bad either, was Gladstone was at one time. "But where could we go?" brook watched them go by in

Knari, and Hanid told King mad on dancing. One night, sit said Hanid. The brook isn't awe, while the whirligigs akit Nep that they had never spent

Noailles

"That pleases no more than a banquet, he saw And besides," she added. "It's It was only after

he said, smiling. Her

make a wry face as the much too warm to row a boat turned, late in the afternoon, I can tell you, tasted a pheasant which had today, isn't it King Nep seen better

Gladstone, whose mind was on the dance that was so follow, turned to her

CHESS PROBLEM ing next to the Marquise de wide enough for about ride, tered out of the WAY such an exclling afternom.

By F. W. NANNING

And J. HARTONG

Black, 6 pieças,

days.

No Need to Row

and said, "Shall we spit this one rowing a bout, my dear?" ex-

Lady Rachel Carnage's

"Random Reminiscences."

How to catch turbot

FUE best rod for the purpose

215 a Remington, with doubis (and (jolīts, c) and; a very buit: As the

Jamo Wonde

"Who said anything about claimed King Nep. The boat that I'm thinking of "goes, by itself.

Knar

boat!" said

"shook his head.

£5% seich Harið.

Nép #ishook his

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